The Durbin Report: It's Time For Republicans To Drop Repeal, Work With Democrats To Strengthen The Affordable Care Act

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The Durbin Report: A message from Senator Richard J. Durbin
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The Durbin Report: It's Time For Republicans To Drop Repeal,
Work With Democrats To Strengthen The Affordable Care Act
Fellow Illinoisan,
This week, Senate Republicans decided to delay their health care repeal
effort until after July 4th. While I'm relieved, I know the fight isn't
over. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office report
that came out Monday, 22 million Americans would lose health insurance
under the Senate Republican health care repeal bill � including one
million Illinoisans. Premiums would be raised dramatically on Americans
between 50 and 64 years old and deductibles would skyrocket. This bill
posed a threat to the survival of our downstate hospitals, slashed
Medicaid funding, and undermined coverage for people with pre-existing
conditions � all to provide millionaires, billionaires, and the
pharmaceutical industry with half a trillion dollars in tax breaks.
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While it should be improved, the Affordable Care Act has been
fundamentally good for Americans. The American people don't want bills
written behind closed doors that rip away health insurance from tens of
millions, they want ideas that will improve our health care system �
and Republicans clearly failed to deliver. Too many innocent people
will be hurt if Senate Republicans keep trying to ram though a massive
tax cut masquerading as a "health care" bill.
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What I know is this: The Republican repeal effort is still very much
alive. There are reports that Republicans are continuing to work on
their bill in secret � without any input from Democrats, experts, or
the American people. They are doing it wrong. And I've heard from many
of you who are fearful of what this dangerous repeal plan will mean for
Illinois.
As I've said before, if Republicans take repeal off the table, I will
happily pull up a seat to address rising premiums, a lack of
competition in the marketplace, and the rising cost of prescription
drugs. It's high time Republicans work with us to strengthen the
Affordable Care Act and our health care system. But know that I will
fight any effort that that leads to less coverage, fewer benefits and
protections, and higher costs.
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The
Durbin
Report:
A
message
from
Senator
Richard
J.
Durbin

The
Durbin
Report:
It’s
Time
For
Republicans
To
Drop
Repeal,
Work
With
Democrats
To
Strengthen
The
Affordable
Care
Act

Fellow Illinoisan,

This
week,
Senate
Republicans
decided
to
delay
their
health
care
repeal
effort
until
after
July
4th.
While
I’m
relieved,
I
know
the
fight
isn’t
over.
According
to
the
non-partisan
Congressional
Budget
Office
report
that
came
out
Monday,
22
million
Americans
would
lose
health
insurance
under
the
Senate
Republican
health
care
repeal
bill

including
one
million
Illinoisans.
Premiums
would
be
raised
dramatically
on
Americans
between
50
and
64
years
old
and
deductibles
would
skyrocket.
This
bill
posed
a
threat
to
the
survival
of
our
downstate
hospitals,
slashed
Medicaid
funding,
and
undermined
coverage
for
people
with
pre-existing
conditions

all
to
provide
millionaires,
billionaires,
and
the
pharmaceutical
industry
with
half
a
trillion
dollars
in
tax
breaks.

While
it
should
be
improved,
the
Affordable
Care
Act
has
been
fundamentally
good
for
Americans.
The
American
people
don’t
want
bills
written
behind
closed
doors
that
rip
away
health
insurance
from
tens
of
millions,
they
want
ideas that
will
improve
our
health
care
system
 and
Republicans
clearly
failed
to deliver. Too
many
innocent
people
will
be
hurt
if
Senate
Republicans
keep
trying
to
ram
though
a
massive
tax
cut
masquerading
as
a
“health
care”
bill.

What
I
know
is
this:
The
Republican
repeal
effort
is
still
very
much
alive.
There
are
reports
that
Republicans
are
continuing
to
work
on
their
bill
in
secret  without
any
input
from
Democrats,
experts,
or
the
American
people.
They
are
doing
it
wrong.
And
I’ve
heard
from
many
of
you
who
are
fearful
of
what
this
dangerous
repeal
plan
will
mean
for
Illinois.

As
I’ve
said
before,
if
Republicans
take
repeal
off
the
table,
I
will
happily
pull
up
a
seat
to
address
rising
premiums,
a
lack
of
competition
in
the
marketplace,
and
the
rising
cost
of
prescription
drugs.
It’s
high
time
Republicans
work
with
us
to
strengthen
the
Affordable
Care
Act
and
our
health
care
system.
But
know
that
I
will
fight
any
effort
that
that
leads
to
less
coverage,
fewer
benefits
and
protections,
and
higher
costs.